Atrocity Questions Grow as Mass Graves Fill in NTC-Conquered Sirte
Atrocity Questions Grow as Mass Graves Fill in NTC-Conquered Sirte | NTC praises Misrata rebels for relative restraint
At Least 18,000 Civilians Flee Pakistan’s Latest Khyber Offensive
At Least 18,000 Civilians Flee Pakistan’s Latest Khyber Offensive | Officials say overall number could top 20,000
At Least 15 Dead as Yemen Ceasefire Is Announced and Collapses
At Least 15 Dead as Yemen Ceasefire Is Announced and Collapses | Residents report govt shelling civilians in Taiz
Billions Lost in Secret Federal Reserve Funding of Iraq War
Since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003, the New York Federal Reserve has been shipping tens of billions of dollars to the government and central bank of Iraq, ostensibly for reconstruction and resumption of governmental services after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Between 2003 and 2008, over $40 billion in cash was secretly [...]
Turkish Tanks Move Deep into Iraq, Maybe
Turkish forces again crossed the border into northern Iraq in what is being described as the busiest border activity since Kurdish rebels killed 24 Turkish soldiers last week. No reports of casualties have as yet surfaced, but clashes may be underway.
Somali President Opposes Kenyan Invasion
Somali President Opposes Kenyan Invasion | Kenya insists Somalis approved of offensive
One Dead, Dozens Wounded in Kenya Grenade Attacks
One Dead, Dozens Wounded in Kenya Grenade Attacks | Fear of more attacks following Somalia invasion
Tripoli Docs: British Spies Feared MI6 Renditions ‘Helped al-Qaeda’
Tripoli Docs: British Spies Feared MI6 Renditions ‘Helped al-Qaeda’ | Capture of Belhaj, Saadi turned remaining insurgents toward al-Aqeda
Moderate Islamist Party Sweeps to Victory in Free Tunisian Election
Moderate Islamist Party Sweeps to Victory in Free Tunisian Election | Banned after 1989 vote, party returns to claim power
Iraq Police Training Program a “Bottomless Pit” for US Taxpayers
The US government’s program to train the Iraqi police could become a “bottomless pit” for American taxpayers, according to a report by the US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Due to various bureaucratic and logistical features of the program, it apparently sticks out among the vast array of post-occupation aid and security programs [...]
